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54 AFLOAT.com.au August 2015
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MEN’S
WOMEN’S
Australia has come away with four medals after a magnificent
week of sailing at the 2015 Pacific Games which wrapped up on
Saturday, 11 July in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
In the men’s Laser event West Australian Mark Spearman
scored gold with 10 points across 10 races and Victorian Thomas
Vincent claimed bronze with 24 points. The pair’s combined scores
also helped them take home the Laser team gold medal. While in
the women’s Laser Radial Brisbane’s Carissa Bridge won bronze.
The men’s Laser was a hard fought event all week between
the two Australians and New Caledonia’s Maxime Mazard, who
scored silver with 21 points.
Twent-year-old Spearman said it was a fierce battle, despite
finishing first in eight out of 10 races.
“It was a really awesome event. There was a lot of really
tough racing between me, Tom and Maxime and you just had
to be working really hard the whole event. It was really good to
win gold,” he said.
Both Spearman and Vincent said it was helpful to have a
teammate in the same event.
“It’s alway good fun to have an extra person there for support.
We can’t help each other on the water but we talk before and
after. To come home with two medals and the team trophy, I’m
pretty stoked,” Vincent said.
“ We talk through what we think the wind is doing and what
our plans are before the race. It’s just good to talk to someone,
it’s a bit lonely out there by yourself on the boat,” Spearman said.
Vincent said the conditions were great for racing.
“ We had good conditions, good breeze on the first few days
solid trade winds from the south-east. Nice and consistent and
then later in the regatta we got a bit of rain so that made it
interesting,” he said.
While Spearman appreciated the Port Moresby warm weather.
“ The water’s really nice after coming from Perth in winter.
It’s really warm and you don’t get cold at all, even when it’s
pouring with rain.”
The duo both praised the Game experience.
“It’s good to meet other Aussies who have a passion for
sport like this. We got to see the rugby girls and the weightlifters
compete. The whole experience has been really good, the
competition and the way it is over here – it’s like we’re at the
Olympics it’s pretty cool,” said Vincent.
“I think it’s been heaps of fun especially going to watch their
sports and supporting the other Aussies in the rugby sevens
and weightlifting. I hope I can do it again, I hope Australia gets
invited to compete again,” said Spearman.
For Brisbane’s Bridge, the Games was her first international
regatta and a tough challenge against the Cook Island’s Helema
Williams (gold) and Teau McKenie (silver).
The 17-year-old scored 26 points across the 10 races, including
two first places.
“ It was great racing and I’ve learnt a few things. It’s challenging
for me in these big winds so it’s something to work on for the
next races,” she said.
“It’s been great having all the other countries’ competitors
here, it’s made it a really enjoyable week.”
All three young sailor will compete at the National
Championships in December and have their eyes firmly on
Tokyo 2020. h
Annie Kearney
Thomas Vincent, Carissa Bridge and Mark Spearman with their
medals at the Pacific Games in Port Moresby.
Sailors score four
Pacific Games medals
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Brisbane’s Carissa Bridge won bronze in the women’s laser radial.